<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:ns0="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> <o:p> </o:p> Oh and yes I did configure nrpe with the enable commands. In fact, I use args with nrpe on plugins but this problem is with the event handlers.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Here is a copy of my event handler: But like I mentioned before, this script works running locally but via check_nrpe from the central monitoring machine it doesn't work.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> #!/bin/sh<o:p></o:p> #<o:p></o:p> # Event handler script for restarting the web server on the local machine<o:p></o:p> #<o:p></o:p> # Note: This script will only restart the web server if the service is<o:p></o:p> # retried 3 times (in a "soft" state) or if the web service somehow<o:p></o:p> # manages to fall into a "hard" error state.<o:p></o:p> #<o:p></o:p> set -x<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> # What state is the HTTP service in?<o:p></o:p> case "$1" in<o:p></o:p> OK)<o:p></o:p> ;;<o:p></o:p> WARNING)<o:p></o:p> ;;<o:p></o:p> UNKNOWN)<o:p></o:p> ;;<o:p></o:p> CRITICAL)<o:p></o:p> # Is this a "soft" or a "hard" state?<o:p></o:p> case "$2" in<o:p></o:p> SOFT)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> case "$3" in<o:p></o:p> 2)<o:p></o:p> echo -n "Restarting Krang service (2rd soft critical state)..."<o:p></o:p> sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/krang restart<o:p></o:p> ;;<o:p></o:p> esac<o:p></o:p> ;;<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> HARD)<o:p></o:p> echo -n "This server would be failing over to the other node right now" | /usr/bin/logger -t $TAG<o:p></o:p> # echo -n "Failing over to backup node ..."<o:p></o:p> # sudo /usr/lib/heartbeat/hb_standby<o:p></o:p> ;;<o:p></o:p> esac<o:p></o:p> ;;<o:p></o:p> esac<o:p></o:p> exit 0<o:p></o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: Mark Pearson [mailto:Mark.Pearson@uftwf.org] Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 9:46 AM To: 'Nagios Users Mailing List' Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Using NRPE to call remote event_handlers<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> I am using a sudo in the script as I can run the script that is in the nrpe.cfg on the machine in question however, when I try to run it via the check_nrpe command the remote script does not seem to run.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <![if !supportLists]>1) <![endif]>How does everyone else restart services on remotely monitored computers? i.e. the Nagios monitor is running on a computer in NY and the remote computer is in CA. If the httpd service stops how would you use nagios to restart the service?<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>2) <![endif]>Is there a way I can debug the remote client to see where the problem is?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks for the reply.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: moshe sharon [mailto:moshesharon@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 1:44 AM To: Nagios Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Using NRPE to call remote event_handlers<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Hello<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> First nrpe only returns one line from output so if your restarting procedure returns multiple lines you wont see all the lines from the check_nrpe.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> second i see you are passing arguments with -a did you enable nrpe with command arguments ?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> and final you can call sudo before your script "/usr/bin/sudo /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_disk ..." other then that seems you doing it perfectly fine<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Moshe Sharon<o:p></o:p> </div> ******************************************************************************* The views, opinions, and judgments expressed in this message are solely those of the author. The message contents have not been reviewed or approved by the UFT Welfare Fund. *******************************************************************************<o:p></o:p> </div> ******************************************************************************* The views, opinions, and judgments expressed in this message are solely those of the author. The message contents have not been reviewed or approved by the UFT Welfare Fund. ******************************************************************************* </body> </html>